24.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.6
शून्यतां फलसद्भावमधर्मं धर्ममेव च सर्वसंव्यवहारांश् च लौकिकान् प्रतिबाधसे
śūnyatāṃ phalasadbhāvam adharmaṃ dharmam eva ca sarvasaṃvyavahārāṃś ca laukikān pratibādhase
The line
Of emptiness, a compound: a fruit, what is, and a state, the medium of rest, dharma, a property just and, a compound: all, saṃvya (संव्य), vahā (वहा), and rāṃśa (रांश) and, an ordinary person, in a compound: toward, against, and bādhasa (बाधस).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य). The noble truths. Verse 18 says what śūnyatā (शून्यता) is. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: śūnyatāṃ (शून्यतां) + phala-sad-bhāvam (फल-सद्-भावम्) + adharmaṃ (अधर्मं) + dharmam (धर्मम्) + eva (एव) + ca (च) + sarva-saṃvya-vahā-rāṃśa (सर्व-संव्य-वहा-रांश) + ca (च) + laukikān (लौकिकान्) + prati-bādhase (प्रति-बाधसे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śūnyatāṃ (शून्यतां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | emptiness |
| phala-sad-bhāvam (फल-सद्-भावम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a fruit, what is, and a state. Read it from the end |
| adharmaṃ (अधर्मं) | accusative singular, masculine | the medium of rest |
| dharmam (धर्मम्) | accusative singular, masculine | dharma, a property |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sarva-saṃvya-vahā-rāṃśa (सर्व-संव्य-वहा-रांश) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: all, saṃvya (संव्य), vahā (वहा), and rāṃśa (रांश). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| laukikān (लौकिकान्) | accusative plural, masculine | an ordinary person |
| prati-bādhase (प्रति-बाधसे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: toward, against, and bādhasa (बाधस). Read it from the end |
The phrases
śūnyatāṃ (शून्यतां) is emptiness. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. phala-sad-bhāvam (फल-सद्-भावम्) is a compound: a fruit, what is, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. adharmaṃ (अधर्मं) is the medium of rest. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. dharmam (धर्मम्) is dharma, a property. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sarva-saṃvya-vahā-rāṃśa (सर्व-संव्य-वहा-रांश) is a compound: all, saṃvya (संव्य), vahā (वहा), and rāṃśa (रांश). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. laukikān (लौकिकान्) is an ordinary person. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. prati-bādhase (प्रति-बाधसे) is a compound: toward, against, and bādhasa (बाधस). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-saṃvya-vahā-rāṃśa (सर्व-संव्य-वहा-रांश) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śūnyatāṃ (शून्यतां) and phala-sad-bhāvam (फल-सद्-भावम्).